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**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courses-where-beginning-level-is-too-hard/963762 "2022-05-01T17:44:07Z")
There’s a funny comedy routine, I think it’s by Josh Sneed, where he talks about why he hates the Insanity workout. He talks about how the first step, designed to see how many exercises you can do, is impossibly difficu… --- ## [Big Slushie. Do they really vary that much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-slushie-do-they-really-vary-that-much/963739)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-slushie-do-they-really-vary-that-much/963739 "2022-05-01T16:57:32Z")
This article says they vary a lot. I say a Slushie is a Slushie, if it is not carbonated. Or no vodka is added. --- ## [Assessing music in light of performer's visual appeal/image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assessing-music-in-light-of-performers-visual-appeal-image/963001)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assessing-music-in-light-of-performers-visual-appeal-image/963001 "2022-05-01T16:42:51Z")
Is there any way to discuss the extent to which music appeals to someone solely based on the sounds of the music itself - such as if you heard a song on the radio w/o even knowing the name of the artist - as opposed to t… --- ## [Searchable SDMB archive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchable-sdmb-archive/963760)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchable-sdmb-archive/963760 "2022-05-01T16:30:09Z")
How do you search the SDMB archives? Someone did it for me once when I was looking for a 20yrold thread but of course I didn’t ask how? The most tecent info i can find by dearching here is 15+ years old and doesn’t provi… --- ## [747 Pilot Kelsey (74 Gear on YouTube) challenges flat-earthers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/747-pilot-kelsey-74-gear-on-youtube-challenges-flat-earthers/963554)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/747-pilot-kelsey-74-gear-on-youtube-challenges-flat-earthers/963554 "2022-05-01T13:24:39Z")
YouTuber and 747 pilot Kelsey (74 Gear) posted a video a year ago outlining a method by which Flat-Earthers could prove their theory: charter a flight from South America to Australia. Airliners have terrain detection sys… --- ## [Deutsch Bank and Trump whistleblower found dead {2022-04-27}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deutsch-bank-and-trump-whistleblower-found-dead-2022-04-27/963580)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deutsch-bank-and-trump-whistleblower-found-dead-2022-04-27/963580 "2022-05-01T11:10:20Z")
I have no idea if this has been posted somewhere already, nor even any idea what existing thread it would best fit in. So, new Breaking News thread here: Looks like the same story at CBSNEWS here, ad-blocked: It s… --- ## [Why did Britain merge Ireland into the United Kingdom in 1801?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-britain-merge-ireland-into-the-united-kingdom-in-1801/963723)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-britain-merge-ireland-into-the-united-kingdom-in-1801/963723 "2022-05-01T09:03:52Z")
I know that there was a separate Irish Parliament up to 1801, but subject to the British Parliament’s laws. Than in 1800 the British Parliament abolished the Irish Parliament and merged Ireland into the United Kingdom o… --- ## [I'm a whole album kinda guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-whole-album-kinda-guy/963685)
**Author:** [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-whole-album-kinda-guy/963685 "2022-05-01T07:36:50Z")
I’m a music fan and have been since I was young. But I have never been a “singles” guy. I want to dig into an album and digest the whole album. There are albums that click with you from play one, and there are others tha… --- ## [Windows 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11/953515)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11/953515 "2022-05-01T07:04:58Z")
Microsoft tells me that I can install W11 on my computer. My question is - should I do it now, or wait. I usually advocate “Never buy the Mk 1 of anything”. --- ## [Why was Marx wrong about capitalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-marx-wrong-about-capitalism/963744)
**Author:** [@TedBaiamonte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TedBaiamonte)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-marx-wrong-about-capitalism/963744 "2022-05-01T04:00:40Z")
In sum, Marx thought workers did not get paid enough under capitalism. He thought too much of the money went to owners. What he did not understand is that the capitalist must provide the best jobs and products possible i… --- ## [Explain to me: McRib popularity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-mcrib-popularity/963412)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-mcrib-popularity/963412 "2022-05-01T04:00:21Z")
Is this mediocre sandwich really craved and eagerly awaited by fast food fans? If so, what is it about this that excites? No one is arguing that ribs are not wonderful. An ersatz boneless patty is not that, though. I… --- ## [What tune would "The Railway to Heaven" (circa 1850) have been sung to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-would-the-railway-to-heaven-circa-1850-have-been-sung-to/963747)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-would-the-railway-to-heaven-circa-1850-have-been-sung-to/963747 "2022-05-01T03:42:43Z")
(Or: on the intersection of Steampunk and historical pop music) In Gibson and Stirling’s 1990 novel “The Difference Engine,” pretty much a seminal work in the “Steampunk” genre, a character in 1855 meets a ballad-seller… --- ## [Could a moon have a moon of its own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-moon-have-a-moon-of-its-own/963716)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-moon-have-a-moon-of-its-own/963716 "2022-05-01T03:20:25Z")
I think there are no examples in our own Solar System. But suppose we imagine a Jupiter-like gas giant orbiting a faraway star. This has several moons, including an Earth-like ball. Could there be a Luna-like rock o… --- ## [Let's talk fresh pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-fresh-pasta/963544)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-fresh-pasta/963544 "2022-05-01T01:58:55Z")
I’m a fairly accomplished cook, been doing it for a long time and there aren’t too many styles of cuisines I haven’t tried making. (edit: this post got longer than I thought, so scroll down to last parapraph for tl;dr ve… --- ## [Pitting arrogant, ill-mannered and intellectually dishonest posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-arrogant-ill-mannered-and-intellectually-dishonest-posters/963121)
**Author:** [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-arrogant-ill-mannered-and-intellectually-dishonest-posters/963121 "2022-05-01T01:04:02Z")
Recently I found myself with a bit more time on my hands, so started interacting and posting more on this board. Bad idea. It is no fun interacting with posters who: state that certain people’s opinions are not worth … --- ## [Florida Department of Health Guidelines for Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Children and Adolescents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-department-of-health-guidelines-for-treatment-of-gender-dysphoria-in-children-and-adolescents/963426)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-department-of-health-guidelines-for-treatment-of-gender-dysphoria-in-children-and-adolescents/963426 "2022-04-30T21:55:06Z")
As I work for a doctor, I get these emails. I’m not sure whether this is good policy based on science or if it’s political, but it sure was announced at an opportune time. Right on the heels of the Don’t Say Gay bill law… --- ## [What's the origin of the "Valley Girl" accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-valley-girl-accent/963418)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-valley-girl-accent/963418 "2022-04-30T20:30:51Z")
I’m sure many of you are familiar with it. “What-eeevar!” But is it a real accent like the one found in the Southern states or New England? Or is it affected? --- ## [I propose adding the date to breaking news thread titles {2022-04-28}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-propose-adding-the-date-to-breaking-news-thread-titles-2022-04-28/963636)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-propose-adding-the-date-to-breaking-news-thread-titles-2022-04-28/963636 "2022-04-30T20:17:05Z")
Breaking news threads are often bumped weeks or months after the event with an update. But it can be disconcerting to see something like “active shooter in \_\_\_\_” only to realize after clicking through that it happened la… --- ## [Jimmy Savile series Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-savile-series-netflix/962596)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-savile-series-netflix/962596 "2022-04-30T20:01:04Z")
Am I the only one who is absolutely baffled that he was even a thing? He was like the most obnoxious attention whore at a party that everyone else moves away from, aghast. Even separating his heinous crimes, just as a pe… --- ## [Earth lost 3 hours over 2000 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earth-lost-3-hours-over-2000-years/963527)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earth-lost-3-hours-over-2000-years/963527 "2022-04-30T16:50:28Z")
An article (free link) in the NY Times says: \[emphasis mine\] Anyone know what they’re talking about? The Earth is slowing down, but no where near that fast. Yes, it’s a newspaper, which means they always get something… --- ## [Pop-top/pull-tab/ring-pull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-top-pull-tab-ring-pull/677982)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-top-pull-tab-ring-pull/677982 "2022-04-30T16:41:12Z")
♫ \*Blew out my flip-flop Stepped on a pop-top Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home… \*♫ As the song says, pop-tops could cut you. I remember as a child having to be careful not to step on them at the beach. And th… --- ## [What happened to my truck's AC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-trucks-ac/963679)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-trucks-ac/963679 "2022-04-30T15:39:13Z")
Same Envoy with a dying (but not dead) oil pump and major oil leak. Drove it all over Colorado last weekend. Monday morning Mrs Cad calls me and the truck engine is making popping sounds, smoke and a burning oil smell.… --- ## [News headline: one surprise, one you saw coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-headline-one-surprise-one-you-saw-coming/963686)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-headline-one-surprise-one-you-saw-coming/963686 "2022-04-30T14:23:56Z")
In my news feed today: One surprise story: And this one, well,… " Fans might want to prepare themselves for the possibility that the Leafs will lose in the first round " --- ## [How much time and money has the January 6th "incident" cost us, as taxpayer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-and-money-has-the-january-6th-incident-cost-us-as-taxpayer/963695)
**Author:** [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-and-money-has-the-january-6th-incident-cost-us-as-taxpayer/963695 "2022-04-30T13:46:12Z")
seriously, I do NOT want to end up in GD but i really want to know a “ball park” guestimate… The whole debacle (dare I say insurrection) on 1/6 how much are we STILL paying for it…in damages… deferred congressional att… --- ## [Cleaning A Used, Dirty Music CD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-a-used-dirty-music-cd/963356)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-a-used-dirty-music-cd/963356 "2022-04-24T16:28:34Z")
Yes, I do still listen to music CD’s :wink: :slightly\_smiling\_face: . Anyway, I received one yesterday, and it skips like crazy, especially at the end. It’s used, so perhaps I shouldn’t be too surprised. And if it’s dam… --- ## [If I Draw Against Magnus Carlsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-draw-against-magnus-carlsen/963628)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-draw-against-magnus-carlsen/963628 "2022-04-30T12:00:36Z")
My ELO is 1000 on a good day. Magnus’ is, let’s say 2800. If by some miracle I play him to a draw, do both of our ELOs stay the same? --- ## [Legends of Tomorrow Season 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-7/952346)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-7/952346 "2022-04-30T11:52:34Z")
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is coming back on Oct 13. Note the change in schedule; the show airs on Wednesday now. Casting changes Dominic Purcell (Mick Rory/Heatwave) has left the show, though he may be back for some gues… --- ## [What if: Atari helped sell the NES outside of Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-atari-helped-sell-the-nes-outside-of-japan/962214)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-atari-helped-sell-the-nes-outside-of-japan/962214 "2022-04-04T19:38:58Z")
Did you know that back in 1983, Nintendo made a deal with Atari to help them sell the NES outside of Japan, only for the deal to fall through at the last minute? What would the gaming landscape have been l… --- ## [American tourists in Israel find live ordnance and try to carry it through airport security as a souvenir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-tourists-in-israel-find-live-ordnance-and-try-to-carry-it-through-airport-security-as-a-souvenir/963672)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-tourists-in-israel-find-live-ordnance-and-try-to-carry-it-through-airport-security-as-a-souvenir/963672 "2022-04-30T10:27:45Z")
I know this is terrible on many levels but I can’t hold back a very dark chuckle: If a screenwriter or other fictional storyteller tried to make up this story, they’d be accused of wild and implausible stereotyping. --- ## [Why Does Vinegar Make Me Sweat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-vinegar-make-me-sweat/334139)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-vinegar-make-me-sweat/334139 "2022-04-30T09:06:18Z")
I did a search on “vinegar sweat” but couldn’t find anything here. So, can any one explain why, when I eat anything with a good amount of vinegar in it (ketchup, Italian dressing, various vinegarettes, etc.) I break int… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1136&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1138&state=tracking)